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Vanished in the mist : [videorecording (DVD)] lost Newfoundland.
TITLE:
Vanished in the mist : [videorecording (DVD)] lost Newfoundland.
Publication Date:
2004
Publication Information:
Toronto : Lynx Images Productions Inc.,
Physical Description:
3 videodiscs (running time n/a) in 3 containers.
Contents:
Storms over the island, 14oos to early 1800s -- Life in the undertow, 1825-1929 -- Tidal waves, 1929 on.
Summary:
Storms over the island: Explore remnants of the lost colonies of Avalon and Plaisance (now Placentia) which are only now being uncovered; the trades of early French fishing stations; Harbour Grace - home to Pirate Peter Easton; and other places and stories that have vanished in the mists of time.

Life in the undertow: Newfoundland experiences the growing pains that allow it to stand free as an island nation.

The tidal waves: Follow the dramatic stories of the German U-Boat that stalked the passenger ferry SS Caribou, and the phenomenal rescue of hundreds of sailors from the wrecks of the U.S. naval ships Truston and Pollux.
Language:
English
General Note:
DVD.

A three part series celebrating stories from Newfoundland's past.